Pocketknife clip



July 1, 19311,

POCKETKNIFE CLIP Filed May 7*, 1929 vrrll infill!! VA [395015K] 6K WUE'S INVENTOR THFF BY 9 @f7/A110121: EY l I 45 upon a bearing Patented July 1, 1930 UNITED STATES FREDERICK WUESTHOFF, OF MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY rooxnrxNIFE CLIP Application led May 7,

Thisv invention relates to 'eclips or lclamps adapted to be secured to port-able articles so as to Vthereby enable such varticles to be readily attached tothe pocket of a garment and as readily detached therefrom; and the invention, has reference, more particularly to 4a novel clip so constructed'and arranged as to be easily secured to a pocket-knife so as to enable such pocketaknife to be readily attached to the pocket of a garment and thus carried from place to place. The invention has for its principal object to provide a novel clip fora pocketknife that is adapted to be readily and securely lattachedVK to thepocket-knife, said'clip having'a band adapted to extend around a mold-` ing strip Vof the pocket-knife and to be locked thereupon in lixed relation thereto. Another object of the invention lies in the provision 'ofja novelfclip ofthe above character that is of simple construction, durable and positive in its gripping action.

Other objects of this invention notat this time more particularly enumerated will be:

clearly understood from theffollowing detailed description ofthe same.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Fig. 1 is a side view of a pocket-knife equipped with the novel clip of this invention;

Fig. 2 is an venlarged edge view of the structure of Fig. 1 grand Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 2. f

Similar characters of reference are employed Vin all of the hereinabove described views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the reference numeral 4 designates a pocket-knife having foldingblades 5 and y6 pivoted upon bearing pins 7 and 8 respectively. Folding blades 5 and 6 are suitably tensioned by a bow-spring 9 supported midway ofits length pinr l10. Bearing pins 7, 8 and 10 extend through'aligned apertures provided in the spaced handle-plates 11 and 12 and serve to retain the molding strips 13 and 14 upon the outer sides of the handle-plate. According to the preferred arrangement,

1929. serial No. 361,054.

the novelpocket-knife clip of this invention comprises a suitable resilient clipbar 15 preferably of metal and having'a fixed end and a Yfree end. Clip-bar 15 is positioned exteriorlyand centrally of the moulding strip V14 and extends longitudinally along the pocket-knife 4. The free end of clip-bar 15 terminates in a ball-snap 16 which is adapted to snap over and engage the exterior sides of pockets of wearing apparelin the same manner that similar portions of fountain pen clips are adapted to vengage the exterior of a wearers pocket. y l

The fixed `end of clip-barfl is preferably formed integral with a clip-band 17` extende: ing transversely upon the` exterior of the moulding strip 14'. Clip-band 17 is formed' with end portions 19 and 20 which extend around the edges'of moulding strip 14 and along -a suitable recess or channel 18 provided 70 at the inner surface of this moulding strip. The channel 18 is of just suiiicient depth to l accommodate the end portions 19 and 20 of the clip-band so thatthe inner surface of moulding strip 14 is liush with the surface 75 of these end portions which combined surfaces` are'arranged in abutting relation with4 the outer surface of thehandle plate 12.- Endportions 19 and 20 are formed with terminal locking lugs 21 and 22 respectively 80 which rproject substantially at right angles to these end portions. Locking lugs 21 and 22fextend into a rectangular aperture 23 provided in the handle plate 12 and engage the side walls of this aperture in locking S5 relatiomthereby securely and'iixedly retain ingthe clip-band on the molding strip 14. Any tendency for the clip-bar or clip-band to movef transversely of the molding strip 14 is positively prevented by the action of 90 the locking lugs 21 and 22 and these lugsalso serveto keep the clip-band tightly drawn e about Vthe molding strip, preventing looseness thereof. The sides of1channel 18 by engaging the edges of the clip-band also serve to aid the locking lugs in preventing longitudinal movement of the clip-band and clip-bar. The exposed surface of the clipband may be so shaped as to form a suitable decoration 24 or this surface maybe suitably 109 treated to produce an artistic appearance. In assembling the pocket-knife 4c, the novel pocket-knife clip of this invention is readily slipped over an end of the molding strip 14 so as to cause its end portions 19 and 20 to snap into the recess 18, whereupon this moldingstrip may be placed upon the exterior surface of the handle-plate 12 and the locking lugs 21 and 22 pressed into the aperture 23, thereby locking the pocketknife clip upon themolding str-ip 14.

A pocket knife equipped with the novel clip of this invention may be readily slipped into a pocket and carried about inl vention could be made without. departingv fromV the scope thereof,A it is intended that i all; matter contained in the above description or shown. in the accompanying' drawingashall be interpreted asillustrative and noty `in f a limitingsense.

What isr claimedis 1.111 combination; a pocketeknife having'` handle-plates and molding stripssecured to theV outer surfaces of said handle-plates; and a clip for said pocket-knife, said clip comprising, a clip-band extending: around one of` said molding strips in gripping rela-l tion. therewith, and a clip-bar fixed in` said clip-band and positioned' exteriorly ofV said molding strip for cooperating with said molding. strip to engage a pocket Wall of a garment, therebetween'.y

2. In combination; a pocket-knife having handle=plates and molding strips: secured toVV the outer surfaces of said handle-plates; and. alclipfor said pocket-knife, said clip;

comprising, a clip-band extending around one of saidl molding strips in gripping rela. tion therewith,.1ocking means on said cli-pband for: interlocking said clip-.band with one ofl said handle-plates, and a clipfbar` 3 fixed on` said clip-band and positioned exteriorl-y of said molding strip for cooperate ing with said mold-ing strip to engage a pocket wall of a garment therebetween.

3. In combination; a pocket-knife having,`

an aper-tured; handleLplatev and a molding str-1p secured to. the. outer surface o-fsaid lrandlefplate; and a clip for. said pocketv knife, said' clip comprising, a clipband eig-g tending around@ said molding str-ip inA gripe. ping relation therewitlnv locking lags! formed on said clip band and extending into an aperture in said handle-plate for interlocking said clip band with said handle-plate, and a clip-bar fixed on said clip-band and positioned exteriorly of said molding strip for cooperating with said molding strip to engage a pocket Wall of a garment therebetween.

4.-. In combination; a pocket-knife having an apertured handle-plate and a molding strip. secured to the outer surface of said handle-plate, said molding strip having a transverse channel at its inner surface; and aV clip for said pocket-knife, said clip comprising, a clip-band extending transversely along the exterior surface of said molding strip, and having `end portions extending around the edges, of said molding strip and into` said channel, locking lugs formed on the free ends of said. end portions andy extending into an aperture in said handle-plate for interlocking said clip-band with said handle-plate, and a clip-bar xed on said clipband and positioned exteriorly of said moldingl strip for cooperating Withsaid molding strip to engage a pocket Wall of a garment therebetween.

5;. L clip..A for pocket-knives comprising, a clipband adapted to extend around a part ofa pocket.-knifev in grippingrelation therewith, locking meansl formed on said clipband and. adapted toengage another Vpart of the. pocket-.knife for interlocking said clipband. with` the pocket-knife, and a clip-bar fixed onysaid. AClip, band and extendingv ex teriorly and longitudinally of the pocket knife.

'In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunjp` set, my hand this 6th; day of May, 1929.

FREDERICK WUESTHOFF.

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